Dave Letele delivering on his promise to homeless whānau after floods, cyclone
Dave Letele's BBM charity has refitted 42 homes of affected whānau.
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Latest from Auckland Floods
'I am done': Rates demand for flooded homes pushes residents to the brink
Izma Azad lost everything valuable she had in the Auckland flood, and now rates are due.
Crackdown at Piha road blocks after reports of fake access documents
The resident vehicle passes were introduced last week, but have already been ripped off.
'Unprecedented scale': Auckland floods, Cyclone Gabrielle to cost insurance industry more than $1b
Insurers have already paid out more than $110m - and the bill is expected to keep rising.
Review of Council response to January floods delayed until mid-March
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown apologised for the slow response on the night of the floods.
Editorial: Task force route suggests long and winding road
The Government is setting up a steady, thorough process on recovery and resilience.
Phil O’Reilly: Five principles that should underpin the cyclone rebuild
Why growth, immigration, better planning laws and PPPs are key to the rebuild.
750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.
Kelly Tarlton’s reopens after storm and cyclone damage
Staff stayed nights with the sea creatures, who remained safe and well through flooding.
Wayne Brown’s diary almost empty day of the floods
Wayne Brown is under fire for complete 'inaction' during the Auckland floods.
Downer EDI releases half-year result, cites NZ floods
Unprecedented wet weather, labour shortages, productivity problems dog business.
Kāinga Ora to demolish flood-damaged homes in Māngere, but won’t say how many
Some affected tenants are still waiting for answers one month on from flooding.
Aucklanders to have a say on cutting costs to plug $295m hole in Brown's first budget
The budget proposes sweeping cuts to community grants and $16m less for Local Boards.
West Auckland solo mum without power for two weeks, can’t get answers from Vector
The woman's two teenaged sons have moved out to stay with friends.
Editorial: A focus on funds for cyclone recovery fixes
The Government needs some simple, big ideas for funding the cyclone recovery.
Evacuations and no power: The fate of 1000 retirement village residents during cyclone
"Mobile generators were a godsend. In our new villages, we’re building generators."
'The last thing we need’: Mayor Brown's warning for Aucklanders amid flash flooding concerns
A severe thunderstorm watch covers Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Northland, Coromandel.
Cyclone Gabrielle: 6 Summerset villages lost power, communications
"Ran essential services on generator power, fully supplied with food and medication."
Turners confirms 'upward pricing pressure' on vehicles after cyclone
Auction firm says there may be a short-term imbalance in demand and supply of used cars.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Maps of road closures across state highway network
Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread damage, closing roads and isolating communities.
Auckland Council begins search for a recovery manager to mend the storm-hit city
Council staff are still compiling the cost of the storms.
City Rail Link’s lucky scrape with Auckland floods
City Rail Link would have been delayed by a year if floods happened earlier.
600 cases at Auckland as Qantas lost baggage mounts on both sides of Tasman
Qantas sends additional team members to Auckland to deal with backlogs.
‘Zero communication': Shot Tower apartment evacuation draws furious exchange
Residents kicked out at night: '72 hours later, we had not heard a thing.'
Markets with Madison: Stop building on coastlines, floodplains - insurance exec
Tower Insurance CEO says councils must consider managed retreat now.
Passengers separated from bags and prescription drugs in luggage-handling chaos
Backlogs of mishandled bags have caused anxiety for travellers with missing prescriptions.
'Very challenging': New home juts over Auckland cliff, foundations exposed
Home 'will need complex and thorough geotechnical investigation,' says council
Exclusive: Wayne Brown on taking a back seat to Desley and who leaked 'drongo' comment
The idea he was asleep at the helm is completely wrong, says Wayne Brown.
Tower cuts earnings, dividend forecast after Auckland floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
Tower’s solvency position remains strong, despite two weather events so early in year.
Aucklanders urged to use water carefully after treatment plants damaged from floods
Stormwater boss suggests removing cars from streets to clean cathchpits.
PM Chris Hipkins says victims of cyclone in 'state of shock', devastation likened to Christchurch earthquakes
“I can only imagine how I would feel in those circumstances with my own family."
'Hugely traumatic': PM Chris Hipkins visits Gisborne, Te Karaka
“I can only imagine how I would feel in those circumstances with my own family."
Live Q&A: Is extreme weather the new normal in NZ? Our experts explain
Climate scientist Nathanael Melia and science journo Jamie Morton answer your questions.
ASB boss calls for more coordination over climate challenge
Recent storm events have shown how inaccurate flood modelling is.
